Scratchbuilt White 7000

[Repstock]

I decided to do a White 7000. I have rudimentary skills drawing for 3D printing, so I decided to do the grille that way. While I wait for the prints, I decided to start the chassis. I chose to make the hopelessly convoluted Velvet-Ride suspension. Here's what I have so far:                I notice in my grille drawing I forgot to round the outside edges. I can always sand the part to fix that.

Edited January 15, 2024 by Repstock

[Rockford]

Interesting stuff, chassis looks good, that's a helluva crossmember for the rear suspension. 

[leafsprings]

Look forward to seeing this build progress, the foundation looks stout and well-engineered!

[Repstock]

14 minutes ago, leafsprings said:

Look forward to seeing this build progress, the foundation looks stout and well-engineered!

I'll be picking up the printed parts Tuesday, and then I'll get started on the cab. 

[Force]

Cool!
Fisrt time I've seen the Velvet Ride on a model.

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Man you nailed the Velvet Ride! This is going to be good! I hope that you are going to make the higher cab. All of the resin versions are the lower sitting cab. I’m looking forward to this one!

[Gary Chastain]

Great start

[Repstock]

My 3D parts were very well done, but they wanted to curl up. I was able to super glue them to a flat surface and make resin castings of them. The cab work is underway. When I'm in "The Zone", it's hard to make myself stop and take pictures, but I managed to get this one. Updates to come.

 

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Looks amazing!

[Chariots of Fire]

Looking good, Tom!  Nice to be able to cast more than one part once a master is done.

[Repstock]

Now I feel like I'm starting to get somewhere with this.

 

[Rockford]

Oh, that IS good. Very tidy. You must be proud of that. 

[Sergey]

Wow! Looks cool, Tom! The roof is 3D printed too?

[Repstock]

5 hours ago, Sergey said:

Wow! Looks cool, Tom! The roof is 3D printed too?

The yellowish parts are resin (copied from 3D masters), and the white parts are styrene. The roof is made from sheet styrene and evergreen shapes.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Man, the cab is looking great.   

[DRIPTROIT 71]

It looks awesome! I can’t wait to see this one finished!

[Repstock]

I've got the cab pretty much done. Time to start on the interior. 

[Rockford]

That is something else! Utterly amazing. 

[The Brush]

Fantastic work, You are a craftsman well done.

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Very nice! I remember seeing a photo of the 1:1 truck that had that intake setup, but I don’t remember where I saw it. I may have even saved it somewhere. Details like the side louvers and the door drains are always missed. This will definitely be the best 7000/7400 in any scale ever built. These are my favorite trucks. It was the first truck that I ever rode in as a kid. It looks like you have all the resources that you need, but I do have several reference photos if you were to need any. 

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41 minutes ago, DRIPTROIT 71 said:

Very nice! I remember seeing a photo of the 1:1 truck that had that intake setup, but I don’t remember where I saw it. I may have even saved it somewhere. Details like the side louvers and the door drains are always missed. This will definitely be the best 7000/7400 in any scale ever built. These are my favorite trucks. It was the first truck that I ever rode in as a kid. It looks like you have all the resources that you need, but I do have several reference photos if you were to need any. 

I'd be happy to look at any photos you may have. I'm still looking for an underneath-the-cab shot. Thank you, and thank you all for the kind words. I appreciate it. 

[Trendsetta68]

looove it !!! ??

[Edward Gore]

Awesome scratch work!

[Repstock]

I've been steadily working away at this project. Here's where I am currently...

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I'd also like to thank Curt Zahn and DRIPTROIT 71 for helping me with this truck.